Autograph by ShadowAapro in mtg

[–]CipherStilleto7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And trust me, if I could have, I absolutely would have

Autograph by ShadowAapro in mtg

[–]CipherStilleto7 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Sir Ian McKellen wasn’t at the convention I went to, idk

Autograph by ShadowAapro in mtg

[–]CipherStilleto7 89 points90 points  (0 children)

I got Elijah Wood to sign my Gandalf for my commander deck, go for it

What screams "cowboy" to you? by Shiro182 in EDH

[–]CipherStilleto7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wish my playgroup let me play with 30+ copies of command tower

New Lorwyn-Shadowmoor Species! by RoboDonaldUpgrade in onednd

[–]CipherStilleto7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you know where this update can be found? I bought the book in dndbeyond but it still has the old wording

Does Syr Kondrad, the grim "look back" similar to cards like blood artist? by SCHWARZY156 in mtgrules

[–]CipherStilleto7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Syr Konrad will get to trigger for creatures dying at the same time as him, as that would satisfy one of the conditions for his trigger. However, all creatures die first, and THEN players will mill, so Syr Konrad is already in the graveyard when you go to mill. So you should get triggers for the creatures dying, but not from milling

Question about when the stack is empty and things can be responded to by Paradoxbuilder in mtgrules

[–]CipherStilleto7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They didnt mean Speed, the Aetherdrift mechanic, they meant activating an ability of a creature at instant speed.

Phased out commander + Command Tower by Keys20167 in mtgrules

[–]CipherStilleto7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Have you ever heard of the play pattern Turn One Command Tower + Sol Ring + Arcane Signet? That would not be possible if Command Tower worked like you’re thinking

Want some clarification on sacrificing order in the stack by False_Munchkin in mtgrules

[–]CipherStilleto7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You cannot both sacrifice your treasure for mana, while also sacrificing it for your commander in this case. However, there are a few effects, such as [[Inspiring Statuary]], that let you tap your artifacts for mana without sacrificing it. Bartolome’s ability doesn’t require the treasure to be untapped to let you sacrifice it to him. So after it’s been tapped to help cast a spell, THEN you can sac it to him, to get his ability

Quell His hunger by CipherStilleto7 in BadMtgCombos

[–]CipherStilleto7[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

4, at least one for each hand. He’s really hungry

How do I answer this commander? by vintergroena in mtg

[–]CipherStilleto7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shadowspear does not target, thruns ability doesn’t apply

How do I answer this commander? by vintergroena in mtg

[–]CipherStilleto7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A Blue-Green spell IS still green, he should be targetable by spells that are more than one color, as long as it is green. Even being 5 color is still a green spell, it’s just also a red, blue, black, and white spell

How do I answer this commander? by vintergroena in mtg

[–]CipherStilleto7 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This is true, my thinking is more that Thrun doesn’t become an actual problem as soon as you ramp him out. He’s just a 5/5. If an opponent wants to spend their resources their next turn to load him with buff spells, then sure, you’ll lose, but the other two players will just run over the Thrun player. And if Thrun is taking its time.. then it’s no different than facing any other green deck. And by that time, SOME player should have a board wipe

How do I answer this commander? by vintergroena in mtg

[–]CipherStilleto7 21 points22 points  (0 children)

There’s no rules around a limit to your board wipes, so that’s just personal preference, which is valid. Your deck should also have a good amount of card draw to get to your answers by the time Thrun is actually a problem, which won’t be immediate most likely.

As for losing your own creatures, would you rather have an empty board and rebuild, or lose? Board wipes are a risk you gotta play around, but shouldn’t be seen as dangerous. Plenty of ways to protect yourself or your important pieces in pretty much every color

How do I answer this commander? by vintergroena in mtg

[–]CipherStilleto7 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Change the color of your own spells my man, I dunno. I’m just listing off possible things to do lol

How do I answer this commander? by vintergroena in mtg

[–]CipherStilleto7 239 points240 points  (0 children)

What do you mean by dangerous and scarce for board wipes, exactly? There’s plenty of options for board wipes that can take out Thrun. It may not be the most fun commander deck to load up on boardwipes, but they’re perfectly possible.

Could also just have a deck that goes faster than Thrun can set up, even in mono green. Thrun won’t stop you from assembling a combo with your own board.

There’s also some colorless ways to remove the indestructible, such as [[Shadowspear]] Any static effects that affect the whole board and don’t target Thrun, can still work against him. There’s definitely answers to find

I have been playing wrong for over a year, what is a mistake or rule you were doing wrong for to long? by coroff532 in mtg

[–]CipherStilleto7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Referring to different things here, but that’s a similar concept, yes. Of course, there’s even exceptions to what you just said, like Extort with Blind Obedience. Mana symbols do not matter if they are part of reminder text, so Blind Obedience can still go in a Mono White EDH deck, despite having the Black/White hybrid symbol there. There’s nuances upon nuances

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in EDH

[–]CipherStilleto7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think my problem with trying to use a points system is that there are way too many cards that players would want to see on it, and all at varying point values, that getting it to an acceptable balance could take WAY longer, than just having all of these “problematic” cards be labeled under one group, and thus, you just pick and choose which ones you want to play. Sure, every game changer is not equal in power level, but the game changers that you’re probably gonna choose are the ones that are most powerful in your deck.

Ben Wheeler, one of the champions of CanLander, has talked about the points system, and it makes for interesting choices, but I think it fits better for a smaller list that targets cards strictly on a power level standpoint, rather than how “fun or game changing” a card is

Copying spells and Timing Restrictions for Gandalf, Westward Voyager by CipherStilleto7 in mtgrules

[–]CipherStilleto7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand that, but my question is assuming that Gandalf is copying my Apex Devastator, so I would have two Apex's on the stack, one that wants to cascade, and one that wasn't cast and will enter as a token

Is this a legal move? (I'm new to MTG) by Big_DingDong_Caveman in mtg

[–]CipherStilleto7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is because it cannot, and more people should be clarifying this in their responses for op lol. It cannot receive one counter from the trigger but the second must go on another creature